How To Install sf3convert on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sf3convert on Ubuntu.
What is sf3convert
sf3convert is:
The sf3convert tool can be used to convert an SF2 SoundFont into SF3 format, or into C code for embedding into a binary.
The SF3 SoundFont format is the same as SF2, except it uses an OGG container instead of WAV for the patches contained in it. Current synthesisers, such as MuseScore and FluidSynth, expect the Vorbis codec to be used, which is lossy; hence, an SF3 SoundFont is considered to have a corresponding SF2 one as source, and to be compiled via this tool.
There are three methods to install sf3convert on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sf3convert Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sf3convert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sf3convert
Install sf3convert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sf3convert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sf3convert
Install sf3convert Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install sf3convert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sf3convert
How To Uninstall sf3convert on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sf3convert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sf3convert
Uninstall sf3convert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sf3convert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sf3convert
Remove sf3convert Configurations and Data
To remove sf3convert configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sf3convert
Remove sf3convert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sf3convert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sf3convert
Dependencies
sf3convert have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sf3convert package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.